CROATIAN AND HUNGARIAN BUSINESS PEOPLE MEET IN OSIJEK

( Editorial: --> 1915 ) OSIJEK, May 6 (Hina) - As part of the international reconstruction fair "Osijek Expo '98", Croatian and Hungarian people held a meeting in Osijek (eastern Croatia) on Wednesday. Such meetings should contribute to improved trade between the Osijek-Baranja County and the Hungarian Pecs-Baranja County, which was extremely unfavourable for the Croatian side last year, Osijek- Baranja County Chamber of Commerce Business Secretary, Katarina Pekanov, said. Goods worth somewhat over US$2.5 million were exported from the Osijek-Baranja County into the Hungarian county in 1997, which was by 11 per cent less than the previous year, while import reached almost US$24 million, or 24 per cent more than in 1996. (hina) lm 061235 MET may 98